02389cam a2200229 i 4500008004100000020001500041040004100056050002400097100003500121245007600156250001200232264006100244300004300305336002600348337002800374338002700402504005100429505161000480650001802090700002002108700003102128210612s2005    xxk   a       000 0 ara d  a0072864850  aIQ-NaUAbengcIQ-NaUAdIQ-KaLSSerda 4aQR41.2 b .P74 20051 aPrescott, Lansing M, eauthor.12aMicrobiology / c Lansing M. Prescott, John P. Harley, Donald A. Klein.  a6th ed. 1aDubuque, IA : b McGraw-Hill Higher Education, c c2005.  aiii, 417 p. : b col. ill. ; c 28 cm.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.  aThe history and scope of microbiology -- The study of microbial structure: microscopy and specimen preparation -- Procaryotic cell structure and function -- Eucaryotic cell structure and function -- Microbial nutrition -- Microbial growth -- Control of microorganisms by physical and chemical agents -- Metabolism: energy, enzymes, and regulation -- Metabolism: energy release and conservation -- Metabolism: the use of energy in biosynthesis -- Genes: structure, replication, and mutation -- Genes: expression and regulation -- Microbial recombination and plasmids -- Recombinant DNA technology -- Microbial Genomics -- The viruses: introduction and general characteristics -- The viruses: bacteriophages -- The viruses: viruses of eucaryotes -- Microbial taxonomy -- The archaea -- Bacteria: the deinococci and nonproteobacteria gram negatives -- Bacteria: the proteobacteria -- Bacteria: the Low G 1 C gram positives -- Bacteria: the High G 1 C gram positivies -- The fungi (eumycota), slime molds, and water molds -- The algae -- The protozoa -- Microorganism interactions and microbial ecology -- Microorganisms in aquatic environments -- Microorganisms in terrestrial environments -- Normal microbiota and nonspecific host resistance -- Specific immunity -- Medical immunology -- Pathogenicity of microorganisms -- Antimicrobial chemotherapy -- Clinical microbiology -- The epidemiology of infectious disease -- Human diseases caused by viruses -- Human diseases caused by bacteria -- Human diseases causedd by fungi and protozoa -- Microbiology of food -- Industrial microbiology and biotechnology. 4aMicrobiology.  aHarley, John P.  aKlein, Donald A., d 1935-